Cain attacks POLITICO report

Herman Cain and his campaign were given repeated opportunities to deny POLITICO's report this evening that the candidate was accused of inappropriate behavior by multiple female subordinates during his time at the National Restaurant Association. The last of those opportunities came earlier Sunday, when the candidate himself was confronted in Washington — and declined to address direct questions about the story.

Now, Byron York posts a statement from the campaign that attacks the report without denying its contents:

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Fearing the message of Herman Cain who is shaking up the political landscape in Washington, Inside the Beltway media have begun to launch unsubstantiated personal attacks on Cain.

Dredging up thinly sourced allegations stemming from Mr. Cain’s tenure as the Chief Executive Officer at the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, political trade press are now casting aspersions on his character and spreading rumors that never stood up to the facts.

Since Washington establishment critics haven't had much luck in attacking Mr. Cain's ideas to fix a bad economy and create jobs, they are trying to attack him in any way they can.

Sadly, we’ve seen this movie played out before – a prominent Conservative targeted by liberals simply because they disagree with his politics.